User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Manager
Irving, TX

Job Description

U. S. Bank is seeking a Business Technology Analyst 6 - UAT Manager to join a high performing team. This position is responsible for managing a team of business line Test Leads accountable for leading highly complex testing efforts to ensure the testing inputs/outputs/outcomes are fulfilled successfully with efficient and effective best practices. The position is also responsible for developing consistency and governance related to the following:

* Participation in strategic product and service requests with heavy emphasis on business requirement analysis and project planning for the related user acceptance testing
* Analysis of stakeholder business needs to identify appropriate test scenarios designed to validate end user testing and uncover issues prior to implementation
* Providing oversight regarding the development of step by step test cases and related data setup
* Coordination and execution of business acceptance testing execution
* Methodology for building and executing test plans, documenting accurate and detailed results
* Coordination with business partners to understand scope and test timelines for new products and functionality
* Utilization of testing processes and tools for effectively managing the testing lifecycle

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Develop robust testing procedures against business requirement documents to ensure all functions of a new/enhanced product is being examined
* Manage the execution of various tests on new processes/products to ensure that functionality satisfy all requirements
* Record all defect details and create and distribute reports outlining the types of defects found and the steps taken to resolve these issues
* Work with technology partners to build out automated testing tools and processes
* Work closely with business lines to recognize the potential for any operational issues, assess risks, and resolve issues before the new functionality is implemented
* Perform triage, troubleshooting and analysis of issues and failures reported by team members to determine if the issue is a defect, enhancement, or user-error

Basic Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
* 10 or more years of experience in project management, and computer technology applications and analysis

Preferred Skills/Experience

* Extensive business and technical experience related to defining test strategy, test planning, test deployment and providing quality assurance for large complex projects within Financial Services organizations
* Experience teaming with various business lines to facilitate User Acceptance Testing
* Experience with providing coaching to team members with a goal to share and increase team members effectiveness and testing knowledge
* Developing/ Enhancing testing tools and practices to support teams testing capability
* Excellent collaboration and team building skills
* Competency/experience with:
* Testing Frameworks
* Testing Automation
* Testing Data Development
* Agile Testing Management
* User Acceptance Testing Coordination
* Organizational Change Management
* Testing Program Management